U18 World League

GALLIA BELGICA
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Clemente de Castro got the match started through his kick off. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Stijn Bellinkx put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Geovanni Ferreira. Nils Robin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clemente de Castro in the 11th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Juvenal Alves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Beatles fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. A collision led to Portus Ganda getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Christopher Swinnen hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute Tomás Maia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils Robin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nils Robin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrique Antunes in the 24th minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Henrique Antunes made a precise shot to the right of Nils Robin. Portus Ganda's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 27th match minute, Portus Ganda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jannis Hemelsoet to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the match, Portus Ganda's goal looked a bit too open when Vivaldo Viana came free, but Nils Robin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Deivid Ramos during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 33 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for The Beatles! The goalkeeper, Geovanni Ferreira, was totally fooled by Portus Ganda's Jorden Colebrandts, who 35 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Nils Robin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrique Antunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 41st minute Lennert Van Den Bosch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanni Ferreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lennert Van Den Bosch was the one to do the kick off. Henrique Antunes's late challenge caught a Portus Ganda's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Henrique Antunes helped the player get up and apologised. Henrique Antunes hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. If Lennert Van Den Bosch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute, Roger Hoolemans made a precise shot to the right of Geovanni Ferreira. The Beatles's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Nils Robin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Maia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geovanni Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stijn Bellinkx in the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd minute Lennert Van Den Bosch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanni Ferreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute, Roger Hoolemans made a precise shot to the right of Geovanni Ferreira. The Beatles's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. Stijn Bellinkx scored 5-2 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Geovanni Ferreira, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Stijn Bellinkx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 85 minutes into the match, Loid Franckx notched a goal, 6-2, to the right of The Beatles's Geovanni Ferreira. Geovanni Ferreira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 89th minute Juvenal Alves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils Robin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Portus Ganda fans cheered their team off the field, for while The Beatles had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.